With all this talk of the holidays, christmas lights and decorations being hung from every available nook and cranny just about everywhere you look, I started thinking about our christmas wish list for this year. The holidays is a particularly hectic time for racing kennels, as not only are we faced with the long list of chores for Christmas and New Year; but, we are usually also having to prep for the start of the race season. The same is true for us here at Running Swift Kennel. So, before things get too swamped, I thought I'd share what we're "wishing" for this Christmas season:
1) LOTS of snow! Where is it? We do live in Alaska...in the Interior...so what gives?!?
2) For our troops to come home!!! It's time to let Iraq deal with Iraq and let our soldiers be with their families.
3) A new fuel line for our truck. The line is leaking and despite Manny's best efforts, he can't figure out where/why it's leaking.
4) New fur hats! Manny wore my beaver hat and stretched it out. Then, it got washed and though I air-dried it, it wasn't tanned well and is super stiff! So now we both need a new one.
5) Booties, booties, and more booties for the dogs. I truly despise sewing and these trail conditions are wreaking havoc on unprotected paws.
6) A new parka/anorak with a fur ruff. These frigid temps have made us realize JUST how important those outer layers are.
7) Algyval. At $30 a bottle, this stuff is like liquid gold, but OH so important for the dogs' muscles.
8) Lithium batteries. We usually use D batteries, but they wear out quickly and don't provide as strong of a beam of light as Lithium's do.
9) New socks! I never realized how important good, thick socks are until I was stuck in that blizzard on the mountain last winter.
and last but certainly not least....
10) SNOW!!!!!
Right now, the wish list isn't too long, and hopefully a few of those things will happen with a bit of help from Mother Nature and the Government (well, one can dream!). But, if anyone out there would like to donate to our cause in the spirit of adventure, courage and the nature of the season, we would be ever so grateful! :o)
Anyone interested in a kennel newsletter? Contact us at runswift@alaska.net and let us know so we can put you on our mailing list!
Cheers, All!
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